[GeoNet] Earthquake report

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                 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL & NUCLEAR SCIENCES LTD.

        The following earthquake has been recorded by the Institute


        Reference number:     1497317
        Universal Time:       2000 March 9  2251
        NZ Daylight Time:     2000 March 10  11.51 a.m.
        Latitude, Longitude:  38.13°S  179.29°E
        Location:             90 km east of Ruatoria
        Focal depth:          33 km
        Richter magnitude:    4.8

This earthquake is likely to have been felt along the east coast of the
Raukumara Peninsula.